Warren (MI) De La Salle running back/safety Tru Wilson
Michigan has picked up a few preferred walk-on commitments over the past few days. I have had requests to comment on some of these players, but I’m going to hold off for obvious reasons (National Signing Day is giving us plenty of news on which to write) and maybe not-so-obvious reasons (walk-ons sometimes disappear when they get late offers). I don’t want to spend a ton of time commenting on Tru Wilson, for example, if he decides to take a scholarship to Eastern Michigan between now and Wednesday.
Here are the walk-on offers and 14 commitments that I have gathered so far. Highlights and brief biographical information can be found by clicking on each player’s name:
QUARTERBACK
Commits (1): Peter Bush – Newport Beach (CA) Corona del Mar
Other offers: Miller Mosley – Mobile (AL) St. Paul’s; Michael Shuster – Camp Hill (PA) Camp Hill; Holden Thomas – Los Angeles (CA) Brentwood
Hit the jump for more.
RUNNING BACK
Commits: None
Other offers: None
WIDE RECEIVER
Commit (2): Kerrick Hahn – Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy; Nate Schoenle – Ann Arbor (MI) Gabriel Richard
Other offers: Cedric Mutebi – Detroit (MI) U of D Jesuit; J.P. Shohfi – San Marino (CA) San Marino
TIGHT END
Commits (4): Dane Drobocky – Bowling Green (KY) Bowling Green; Conner Edmonds – Germantown (PA) Germantown; Daniel Jokisch – Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s; Simeon Smith – Kalamazoo (MI) Loy Norrix
Other offers: None
OFFENSIVE LINE
Commits (2): Anthony Kay – West Bloomfield (MI) West Bloomfield; Andrew Vastardis – Ashburn (VA) Stone Bridge
Other offers: Bailey Byrum – Sweetwater (TN) Sweetwater; Max Daurelle – St. Louis (MO) Christian Brothers; Matt Muterspaw – Middletown (OH) Middletown; Cameron Whiteman – Roswell (GA) Roswell
DEFENSIVE LINE
Commits (1): Carl Myers – DE – Grand Rapids (MI) West Catholic
Other offers: Jordan Greenlee – DE – Napa (CA) Vintage; Derek Lomax – DT – Hammonton (NJ) St. Joseph
LINEBACKER
Commits (0): None
Other offers: Tyler Lamica – Grand Rapids (MI) Christian; Connor Miller – Charlotte (NC) Catholic; Brendan Pyne – Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy; Cade Smith – Pleasanton (TX) Pleasanton; Tymar Sutton – McKeesport (PA) McKeesport
DEFENSIVE BACK
Commits (2): Tyler Cochran – Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s; Tru Wilson – Warren (MI) De La Salle
Other offers: Greg Gamble – Moorestown (NJ) Moorestown; Brock Monty – Wichita (KS) Kapaun Mt. Carmel
SPECIALIST
Commits (2): Camaron Cheeseman – LS – Gahanna (OH) Gahanna Lincoln; Will Hart – P – Hunting Valley (OH) University School
Offers: Hunter Arbit – LS – Palm Beach Gardens (FL) Palm Beach Gardens; Nash Griffin – K/P – Indianapolis (IN) Lawrence Central
Have any of you seen some of these kids play, especially the native Michiganders?
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I’m curious about your opinion on Anthony Vastardis.
Here’s mine. He stands up sometimes before he takes his first step, makes him look slow. Ok, he is slow. But somehow he gets to pulling pretty good and is real good at finding a target. He is always actively searching for someone to hit and when he identifies someone to block, that person is removed from the play. Has a lot of punch when he chooses to use it. He rocks people whether his technique is good or not. He finishes, is nasty. This is another walk-on that I think has a chance.
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Andrew.
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Jokisch can look bad hunting down quick guys to hit, but he does give off a feeling of sincere desire running around out there. Besides, this is the Catholic League, the quick guys are quick.
He is a big kid and looks to me like he can add some weight on that frame of his and maybe get quicker himself, as he also looks like a kid that isn’t quite used to being as big as he is … yet. He’ll for sure understand the drill.
Speaking of the Catholic league, De La Salle and De commitments. It’s been real interesting over here in the MAC Red this past couple of weeks.
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Pennsylvania QB Michael Shuster changed his commitment from Michigan to Penn State.
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Thunder, none of these OL walkons are Tackles, correct? How about 2015 PWO? Just curious, and trying to figure out depth…
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Greg Robinson is the only potential tackle of the walk-ons. Vastardis, Kay, etc. are all interior guys.
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